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What is the message of a single shard?
Through A Single Shard, the author suggests that people who do not have families can create them instead. Crane-man and Tree-ear are not related by blood and do not have a home, but they are a family. Crane-man cares for Tree-ear, loves him, and teaches him to be an honorable person.
What is the summary of single shard?
Set in 12th century Korea, A Single Shard tells the story of 10-year old Tree-Ear, an orphan who survives on whatever food he can find in the discarded rubbish of others. His village is known for its beautiful pottery and Tree-Ear greatly admires the master potters from a distance.
What time period is a single shard?
12th Century
A Single Shard is set in Korea, in the 12th Century.
Who are the main characters in a single shard?
A Single Shard Character Descriptions
- Tree-ear. This character is a young orphan who lives in the seaside village of Ch’ulp’o in Korea.
- Crane-man.
- Min.
- Min’s Wife, Ajima.
- Royal Emissary for Pottery Wares, Kim.
- Kang.
- Robbers in Puyo.
- Monks.
What is the falling action in a single shard?
Falling Action: Tree-ear refuses to give up, and goes to the bottom of the mountain to find the broken vases. He finds a piece large enough to take to the palace, and the emissary is impressed. Resolution: Min gets commissioned to the palace, and when Tree-ear returns home, he is sad to hear that Crane-man has died.
What is the resolution of a single shard?
By: Linda Sue Park If there was one more chapter I think the author would describe how Tree-ear and his new family are doing. The resolution to the story is that Tree-ear got adopted into Min’s family.
What is the main conflict in a single shard?
In A Single Shard, the main conflict is the competition between the potters in the village where the main character, Tree-ear, lives.